Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex – Height, Weight, Age

Date of Birth: 10 March, 1964 (Age: 52)

Height: 183 cm (6 ft)

Weight: 76 kg or 167 pounds (approximately)

Eye color: Hazel

Hair Color: Brown

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, is not just the member of Royal Family; he is also a handsome man. Edward is 183 cm tall (which is 8 cm higher than his brother, Prince Charles), he is lean and his movements are gracious. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, has great genes and besides he is the sports lover. It helps him remain well ripped even in his quite solid age.

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. He was born in March, 1964, when his mother was busy with her royal duties. Nevertheless Queen Elizabeth made half an hour gap in her daily schedule in order to bathe and feed her son. Thus she tried to join her royal duties with the role of a careful mother.

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, was introduced to the public at the age of three months old, when his parents showed a baby from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

At first Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, was educated at home and then he was sent to a private school. Unlike his older siblings, he was not good in studying; nevertheless he managed to enter Cambridge, which caused public response.

Prince Edward got married Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999, whose father earned his living as car tyre salesman and mother was a secretary. The couple dreamed to have children, but couldn’t and they decided to try IVF treatment. As a result, Sophie gave a birth to two children, but each time she was close to death.

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, tried to make career twice, but he was accused in using his royal name to get contracts, that’s why he dropped his career out and concentrated on his duties of the member of royal family.

Prince Edward was the favorite son of his father. Prince Philip used to tell, that Edward was much closer to him than Charles. From his father Prince Edward got a lot of duties like Vice Patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation and others.

Prince Edward is a great sports enthusiast and it helps him remain well shaped. He is the lover of badminton and golf. As for eating, he eats like any other real English gentleman, eggs and oatmeal in the morning, then something light for lunch and dinner and traditional five o’clock tea with pastry, of course.

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, is one of the favorite royalties in UK, although he is criticized from time to time too.